Lot 121: Genealogy Sampler

$1,140.00

Lot 121: Genealogy Sampler

$1,140.00

Estimate: $400 – $600

19th c. framed needlework genealogy of the Benjamin White family, “born in Grafton, N.H. June 22, 1771, married to Sarah Whipple, born in Danvers, Mass, 1774, with 11 children born in Gloucester and Portland”, “Wrought by Harriot J. White, age 12, Sept 1826.”, finely stitched on cotton with bold border of large white and gold roses, flower buds and vines, some staining, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 21″ x 16″ (sight), 27″ x 22″ (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).

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Genealogy Sampler